Declan Murphy wrote:
> On Aug 13, 2:20 pm, Jim Breen <jimbr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>CL wrote:
> <schnippity schnipp>
> 
>>>Which is why you have things like Region Codes on DVDs and
>>>laser-cut numbering on book spines.  They contribute nothing to the
>>>product, only to the bottom line of the greedheads running publishing,
>>>media, and trademarking.
>>
>>Nah. Region Codes on DVDs are the opposite - they're anti-competitive.
> 
> Isn't that what he is saying Jim?

I read it as saying that anti-monopoly legislation led
to/encouraged things like DVD region codes.

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Clayton School of Information Technology,
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